Heterogeneity of the pharmacologic treatment of allergic rhinitis in Europe based on MIDAS and OTCims platforms

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Bousquet, J (Author) Other; Schroder Bernhardi, D (Author) Other; Bachert, C (Author) Other; Canonica, GW (Author) Other; Cardona, V (Author) Other; Costa, EM (Author) Other; Czarlewski, W (Author) Other; Devillier, P (Author) Other; Fonseca, J (Author) FMUP; Klimek, L (Author) Other; Kuna, P (Author) Other; Lourenco, O (Author) Other; Mullol, J (Author) Other; Pfaar, O (Author) Other; Pham Thi, N (Author) Other; Samolinski, B (Author) Other; Saueressig, J (Author) Other; Scadding, GK (Author) Other; Stroh, AK (Author) Other; Scheire, S (Author) Other; Van Ganse, E (Author) Other; Zuberbier, T (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Vol. 51

Pages: 1033-1045

ISSN: 0954-7894

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Authenticus ID: P-00T-WXW

DOI: 10.1111/cea.13884

Abstract (EN): Background The practice of allergology varies widely between countries, and the costs and sales for the treatment of rhinitis differ depending on practices and health systems. To understand these differences and their implications, the rhinitis market was studied in some of the EU countries. Methods We conducted a pharmaco-epidemiological database analysis to assess the medications that were being prescribed for allergic rhinitis in the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. We used the IQVIA platforms for prescribed medicines (MIDAS((R)-)Meaningful Integration of Data, Analytics and Services) and for OTC medicines (OTC International Market Tracking-OTCims). We selected the five most important markets in the EU (France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain). Results Intranasal decongestants were excluded from the analyses because they are rarely prescribed for allergic rhinitis. For both Standard Units (SU) and costs, France is leading the other countries. In terms of SU, the four other countries are similar. For costs, Poland is lower than the three others. However, medication use differs largely. For 2018, in SU, intranasal corticosteroid is the first treatment in Poland (70.0%), France (51.3%), Spain (51.1%) and Germany (50.3%), whereas the Italian market is dominated by systemic antihistamines (41.4%) followed by intranasal corticosteroids (30.1%). Results of other years were similar. Discussion There are major differences between countries in terms of rhinoconjunctivitis medication usage.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 13